dial911 comments on Why Don’t We Apply What We Know About Twins to Everybody Else? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dial911 07 October 2009 05:38:22PM *  0 points [-]

This sounds like a nature vs. nurture discussion.

Nature + Nurture = Who the person grows up to be.

Genes (nature) are the functions but life experiences, environment, etc. (nurture) are the parameters.

GeneX(Twin1, ExperienceA) { return x; }

GeneX(Twin2, ExperienceB) { return y; }

The genes are like restricted scales and within each hold all possible outcomes for an individual. Some of these genes have a greater influence on the end result of an individual than others. Different life experiences, environments, etc. result in shaping each twin differently within each of their genes - since even twins cannot live identical lives and experience the same exact experiences.